Managing general agents (MGAs)
Clear Group’s Scottish expansion; Bridgehaven’s buy; B.P. Marsh’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Webinar: Learn about AI underwriting lessons from the front line
The conversation around AI in underwriting is shifting, from what’s possible to what’s already in play.
Big Interview: Paul Greensmith and Jodie Kaufman Davis, HW Kaufman
After plenty of acquisitions over the years, HW Kaufman international CEO Paul Greensmith and group co-president Jodie Kaufman Davis sit down with Harry Curtis to discuss plans to turn the group’s international businesses into a broking and underwriting…
Pan-European MGA federation launches with MGAA backing
A pan-European managing general agents federation has launched today (4 November).
Big Interview: Mike van der Straaten, Antares
Mike van der Straaten, CEO of Antares, sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss QIC Global’s rebirth as Antares, why it swapped its Maltese entity for a UK one, and its retail strategy.
HW Kaufman plans to establish Lloyd’s vehicle within two years
HW Kaufman plans to set up a Lloyd’s syndicate within the next two years as part of its international expansion efforts, executives have told Post.
Why MGA’s suppliers are more than a support act
View from the Top: Mike Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents’ Association, examines the ecosystem of suppliers that underpins the UK’s MGA community.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Nick Pomeroy, QRG Specialty
Nick Pomeroy, head of reinsurance and broking at QRG Specialty, reflects on his journey from decades at industry heavyweights to helping build a nimble challenger in the London Market.
Bspoke in ‘ongoing’ conversations over retail acquisitions
Bspoke deputy chair Tim Smyth has said the MGA is pursuing a number of acquisitions that would add businesses to its newly formed retail division.
UK D&O market headed for ‘inflection point’
The UK directors’ and officers’ insurance market is approaching an “inflection point” as rates continue to soften amid insolvency and regulatory risks, the CEO and founder of financial lines MGA Kayzen Specialty has told Post.
Pen Underwriting’s plan to becoming biggest MGA
After Pen Underwriting hit a five-year goal of managing around £1bn of gross written premium a year ahead of schedule, Nick Wright, chief development officer, has revealed how the MGA will achieve £1.75bn by the end of this decade.
Bspoke promotes Gill to CEO
Bspoke Group has appointed Ryan Gill as CEO, succeeding Tim Smyth, who becomes deputy chair.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: FCA number plate; Ryan Specialty’s chocolate
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Spotlight: The ESG opportunity: insurers as partners in SME resilience
Insurers and brokers look set to play a pivotal role in ESG education and risk management – and potentially, there is a role for more specialist products and incentives to reward firms that demonstrate best practice, writes Rachel Gordon.
Bspoke independence ‘set in stone’ after acquisition
NFP has committed to allowing Bspoke to run “completely independently”, having brought a long search for an MGA acquisition target to an end with the deal struck last week.
NFP snaps up MGA Bspoke
NFP, an Aon company, has bought MGA Bspoke Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
MGA platform Launch closes in on UK debut
Managing general agent platform Launch Underwriters is closing in on getting its first UK MGA off the ground, Post can reveal.
Bridgehaven makes acquisition to unlock EU MGA market
Bridgehaven has acquired Dublin-based insurer SureStone Insurance DAC, which will serve as its launchpad into the European managing general agent market.
Allianz recruits from RSA for MGA-facing role
Allianz Commercial has recruited Daniel Head from RSA as head of delegated authority and portfolio solutions for UK global and international markets.
Big Interview: Mark Christer, Wakam UK
Mark Christer, CEO of Wakam UK and deputy CEO of Wakam Group, sits down with Scott McGee to talk through his first year at the UK subsidiary, and plans to expand.